In the canals beneath Mexico City and in the lake that surrounds it lives the Axolotl or "Water Monster." It is an ancient race of up to 2 ft long salamander that Aztecs say are the direct descendent's of Xototl, the dog headed god of Death. I think they look more like pokemon with their cartoonish eyes and mouths and anime style external gills.
In 1998 the waters of Lake Xochimilco held 1500 axolotl per square mile, when surveyed this year it was a mere 25 per square mile. Scientists are now saying this otherworldly creature may only have five years left on the planet before it succumbs to extinction.
What are Axolotls good for and how can they be saved after the jump
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- Carny the BJ (
boju) wrote in 
wtf_nature,
Carny the BJ
boju wtf_nature
Save the Axolotl
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Titanomyrma lubei
At Catalogue of Organisms, Christopher Taylor gives us a denizen of what was then the high north, 50 million years ago - What To Do With A Dead…
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Shake It! How Dogs, Cats, Even Hummingbirds Keep Dry
by Robert Krulwich They don't have towels. So when they get wet, what do they do? They shake themselves into a frenzy and the water flies off…
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A Stab in the Dark
This is natural and totally brutal,
wtf_nature. Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science wrote a piercing exposé on the secret nest lives…
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Titanomyrma lubei
At Catalogue of Organisms, Christopher Taylor gives us a denizen of what was then the high north, 50 million years ago - What To Do With A Dead…
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Shake It! How Dogs, Cats, Even Hummingbirds Keep Dry
by Robert Krulwich They don't have towels. So when they get wet, what do they do? They shake themselves into a frenzy and the water flies off…
-
A Stab in the Dark
This is natural and totally brutal,
wtf_nature. Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science wrote a piercing exposé on the secret nest lives…
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